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Child involvement activities of parents and classroom behavior and achievement of their children
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Parents of kindergarten and third grade children were surveyed using the Parent Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ) to determine the kinds of child involvement activities in which parents are engaged and the amounts of time parents are...
University investment portfolios and commodities futures cycles
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This study presents the possibilities of the use of commodity futures cycles in the management of university endowment portfolios. The literature review presents a discussion concerning the roles of various cycles in research, and... Cycle analysis was used in this study to examine the data. The daily closing prices of five selected commodities covering time periods of about one to five years comprised the data. A computer program was used to calculate the... The computer programs, the Statistical Analysis System (SAS), was used for spectral analysis to investigate the presence of cycles in the data for the various spreads. The significance of the results was tested using the SAS Spectra... The analysis yielded cyclical effects at each of three time frames: a 261.0-day cycle and a 163.12-day cycle in the long-term spreads; a 156.6-day cycle in the intermediate-term spreads; and, a 52.2-day cycle in the short-term spreads.... It was concluded that a manager or investor familiar with the spread cycles could incorporate information derived from cycle analysis into portfolio management techniques and trading strategies.
An analysis of attitudes, values, and literary quality of contemporary young adult romance series novels
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Twenty contemporary young adult romance series novels were examined in order to determine attitudes, values, and literary quality. This examination was done by content analysis. All 20 novels were selected from Waldenbooks and B. Dalton... Literary quality was determined by using a modification of Charlotte Huck's (1987) criteria for judging young adult literature. The main topics of the criteria were: plot, setting, theme, characterization, style, point of view, and...
The acute effects of resistance exercise on parameters of lipoprotein metabolism
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Ten male subjects (25.4 $\pm$ 3.1 yrs) were studied before and after 90 minutes of resistance exercise to determine the acute and delayed effects of both high volume (HV) and low volume (LV) regimens on alterations in lipid and...
An examination of two approaches to ceramic instruction in elementary education
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A review of art education literature indicated that: (1) strategies in general art education have shifted from a child-centered, creative self-expression approach in the 1950s and 1960s to a more content-based approach in the 1980s; (2)... On a pretest posttest basis, fifth graders in an experimental group (n = 16) and in a control group (n = 15) were tested on three independent variables: self-concept, attitude toward art and knowledge of art. Groups were equated on... A t-Test for independent and dependent samples and an ANOVA revealed no significant differences between groups, within groups or by sex on selected variables. Conclusions indicate that content-based historical and critical information: ...
An evaluation of benefits for older adults participating in university fee waiver programs
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The study asked the question of whether or not meaningful outcomes were being derived from participation by older adults enrolled in tuition waiver opportunities. The purpose was to describe the meaningfulness of the learning outcomes...
50 MeV lithium-6 scattering from carbon-12, oxygen-16, and beryllium-9 and the calibration of the tensor-polarized lithium-6 beam
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The experimental work reported consists of (1) the measurements of the angular distributions for the scattering of $\sp6$Li from the targets $\sp9$Be, $\sp{12}$C, and $\sp{16}$O at a lithium bombarding energy of 50 MeV, and (2) the... The analytical work reported consists of a determination of the energy dependence of the optical potential parameters for $\sp6$Li + $\sp{12}$C scattering over the energy range from 11 MeV to 210 MeV. This has been attempted previously... The scattering data for 50 MeV $\sp6$Li scattering from the targets $\sp{16}$O and $\sp9$Be are described using optical potentials and DWBA calculations. Less information is obtained from these analyses because data do not exist at this...
The relationship between selected paternal child-rearing practices, locus-of-control, and motivation to achieve in preschool children
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The problem of this study was to investigate the relationship between four selected paternal child-rearing practices, an internal locus of control perception, and motivation to achieve in preschool children (ages four and five). The four... This research study used an analytical survey design. It was based upon one self-reported, self-administered father's questionnaire (Child-Rearing Practices Questionnaire), and two interview activities for preschool children (Stanford... Results were based on data analyzed using Pearson product moment correlations, multivariate multiple regression analysis, and ANOVA. Findings of statistical significance included the following: (a) father's use of rules and regulations... Statistically significant relationships between the four selected child-rearing practices, and an internal locus of control perception in four- and five-year-old children were not found. Additionally, children's motivation to achieve and...
Effects of guided imagery on written occupational narratives
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The current study was designed to investigate the influence of guided imagery on written occupational narratives produced by university students. A sample of 75 undergraduate students (42 females and 33 males) who were self-declared... Students were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: audio-taped guided occupational imagery followed by the task of writing a narrative describing a typical day on the job in an occupational aspiration; audio-taped guided... Hypotheses postulated that guided occupational imagery would facilitate the written articulation of a significantly greater number of stimulus propositions and response propositions about a typical day on the job in an occupational... Group comparisons were also analyzed concerning the usefulness of the experience, necessity of seeing a follow-up career counselor, and usefulness of peer sharing of the experience. Using the Wilks' Test within the MANOVA analyses, it was found that F(14, 132) = 1.14, p =.33, suggesting that there was no overall significant group difference. Therefore, at the p $<$.05 level of significance, the null hypotheses were...
Genetic and environmental components of thermal tolerance in the least killifish, Heterandria formosa
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Populations of the least killifish, Heterandria formosa are found in a wide variety of habitats, including habitats that differ widely in average temperature and in range of seasonal temperatures. To determine whether this ability to... H. formosa also exhibit superfetation, the presence of embryos in different developmental stages in the ovary at one time. There have been few comparative studies of interspecific variation in superfetation, and there have been no... The four populations differed in breeding phenology, level of superfetation, total volume of embryos carried, and brood size. This variation does not correspond to either general habitat similarities among the populations (ponds versus...
Judicial review in state supreme courts: 1981-1985
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The primary goal of this study is to assess the policymaking role which state supreme courts play in state political systems. Cases involving judicial review of state laws decided in the supreme courts of all fifty states are examined.... Docket control is associated with higher levels of judicial review opportunity. Constitutional complexity and docket control are associated with higher levels of judicial review activism. The types of statutes challenged and declared unconstitutional most often are examined in order to determine the areas of law which are most controversial and unsettled, and the areas in which state supreme courts are most willing to... Criminal laws are challenged most often, but overturned least often. Civil liberties and inter-governmental result in higher rates of invalidation. Cases decided on the basis of state constitutional grounds result in laws being declared...
Faculty achievements: The role of gender in criminology
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A number of studies have focused on the status of female faculty in academic disciplines. Previous research efforts have yielded mixed findings pertaining to achievement differences between male and female faculty. One reason for these... Little is known about the status of female faculty in academic criminology and criminal justice. The purpose of this study was to examine faculty performance (research productivity) and achievements (tenure, promotion, and salary) in... Using a stratified random sample, faculty names were drawn from membership lists of four professional associations. Analytical strategies included: Probit, Weighted Least Squares, and Ordinary Least Squares regressions. The results indicated that performance and achievement among female faculty did not vary with differences in female proportions within departments. Moreover, the main effect of gender was not predictive of tenure status, time to... A number of possible explanations for these findings were provided, as well as suggestions for additional research. Finally, implications of this study for affirmative action, as well as the discipline itself, were discussed.
Photograph, color, School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony; December 15, 1989. Two women wearing academic robes stand near a podium. The bottom of the photograph says, FSU - School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony December 15, 1989.
Data assimilation and parameter estimation in oceanographic models
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A variational data assimilation method for a reduced gravity model is developed. The method is applied to the equatorial Pacific Ocean. In the variational formalism a cost function measuring the "distance" between the model solution and... Several experiments are performed using the model solutions as observations. It is shown that the assimilation algorithm is able to determine the spatial structure of the phase speed, even if observations are available at only three... Real sea level observations from three stations are assimilated for two different periods. The year 1979 was chosen to represent a year without an El Nino, while 1982/83 was chosen to represent an El Nino year. For 1979 the assimilation...
Evolution of the doctrine of academic abstention in American jurisprudence
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This legal-historical study proposed to determine the current legal status of American postsecondary education in terms of academic autonomy and freedom by examining the development of the common-law doctrine of academic abstention. The... An analysis of over 700 state and federal decisions revealed that the term "academic abstention" did not appear in any reported decision but originated in the secondary literature. Judges employed a variety of synonymous phrases to... Jurists applied other legal theories to justify abstention, including in loco parentis, discretionary authority, state-federal comity, the law of private associations, and contract law. These theories have little to do with academic... The exercise of judicial abstention is a situational phenomenon. Applying interpretations appropriate to the factual aspects of each controversy and focusing on procedural, nonacademic issues, the courts have balanced the elements of...
This issue includes: announcement for '"Do you serve borscht for breakfast?": A Study of Women in the U.S.S.R''; information on the 88--89 program agenda; announcement of meeting dates.
The San Francisco Conference on International Organization, April-June, 1945
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The San Francisco Conference on International Organization lasted sixty-two days, April-June 1945, and wrote the Charter for the United Nations. Major issues for conference consideration included: Security Council voting and veto powers;... The interrelated forces at work during the conference were analyzed to facilitate tracing the decision-making process in writing the United Nations Charter. Difficulties did exist. Differences in perspectives among the Allies, set aside... Ultimately, the dissertation concludes that the internationalist expectations for the United Nations were suppressed from the beginning by the nationalistic self-interest of all the attendent nations, large and small, at the conference.
Early parental death as a psychogenic correlate in neoplastic disease
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This study examined family psychological variables, specifically early parental death and subsequent cancer onset in adulthood. It was hypothesized that Cancer subjects would report higher levels of emotional closeness within their... Following the admission and collection of testing materials, the data were first scored and analyzed. Statistical analyses included Chi Square, Pearson Product-Moment correlation, analysis of variance and analysis of covariance. Four hypotheses were examined: (1 & 2) Cancer subjects would have greater prevalence of parental death both prior to disease onset and in childhood than Healthy/Normals and (3 & 4) Cancer subjects would have greater prevalence of... Overall the obtained data do not support the hypotheses. Cancer subjects are not characterized by a greater frequency of parental death occurring either before diagnosis or before the subject turned ten years old. In addition, the factor... The most significant difference observed concerned the Family Generated Chronic Anxiety subscale. Cancer subjects reported much higher levels of family anxiety during their childhood than both Renal subjects and Healthy/Normal subjects....
Photograph, color, of Faculty & Staff, 1980s. A man sits on a couch and reads a paper. Two televisions are near him, and shelves filled with materials surround him.
Characterization of sedimentary organic matter from the Florida Everglades by inverse gas chromatography and solid state carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy
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Solid state $\sp{13}$C NMR, Inverse Gas Chromatography and elemental analysis have been used to study the early diagenesis of organic matter of peat deposits from the Florida Everglades and to develop correlations between the structure... The structure of the sedimentary organic matter and its fraction was studied by solid state $\sp{13}$C NMR cross polarization and dipolar dephasing NMR experiments. The changes in the different polar, aliphatic and aromatic groups are... $\sp{13}$C NMR and elemental analysis of the sediments indicate that the carbohydrate is selectively degraded while aromatic structures were preserved. The structure of the organic matter becomes more reduced and crosslinked with age. IGC was used to evaluate relative affinity of these peats and their fractions for a number of selected non-ionic organic compounds. The different fractions of the organic matter were used as stationary phases and non-ionic organic...
Reducing the failure rate on Florida's State Student Assessment Test, Part II: An evaluation of district compensatory education programs
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This was an investigation of the State Compensatory Education Programs offered by school districts in Florida. The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine if compensatory education programs have been effective in decreasing the... The population for this study consisted of all compensatory education teachers in public high schools in Northwest Florida. The sample was obtained from 45 high schools representing 90 percent of the target population. The student sample... Two instruments were used to address the research questions posed in this study: (1) a Survey Questionnaire developed by the researcher, and (2) the State Student Assessment Test, Part II. The major findings in this study revealed that: (1) Better data bases are needed. It is impossible to establish that compensatory education programs are or are not effective using present program data. (2) The majority of compensatory... These findings lead to several recommendations, which included: (1) the Department of Education assuming a greater role in providing technical assistance and resources to school districts; (2) teachers participating in professional...
The use of the personal reflexive journal in the adult literacy tutorial: The case of Jane
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This ethnographic, single-case study was conducted over a two-year period. It documents the changes that occurred in the life of a forty-two year old female as she gained reading and writing skills in a literacy tutorial. This... Although her income level or economic status did not change significantly during the period of the study, her individual reading scores rose from lower elementary to post-secondary level. In addition, according to her, what changed in... A ten-step program and process model for the Personal Reflexive Journal was developed and is included in this study for use with adult literacy students who are learning to express themselves through writing.
Lateral distribution of detrital clay minerals in Lower Cretaceous sediment, western North Atlantic and its continental margin
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Fine grained sediment from Lower Cretaceous turbidites (DSDP Site 603) and their correlative deltaic deposits (Baltimore Canyon Trough) were compared mineralogically and texturally. The shelf sediment is coarser grained than deep sea... In deep-sea turbidites, smectite dominates the $<$0.5 micrometer fraction and illite is most abundant in coarser clay fractions. Smectite level is highest in clay-rich sand beds and in clay rip-up clasts, indicating it has been reworked... Previous studies of the clay mineral composition of Lower Cretaceous western North Atlantic sediment hypothesized extensive vertisols along the eastern North American margin to account for high smectite levels, but the results of this... Possible sources for pelagic smectite include Early Cretaceous volcanic ash derived from the New England-Quebec volcanic event, from andesitic volcanism in Mexico, and possibly more extensive exposure of syn-rift diabase and associated...
Cultural and environmental influences reflected in children's drawings from urban and rural elementary schools in and around Baghdad, Iraq
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This study was designed to determine the cultural, environmental, and political/military factors which influence the visual imagery drawn by Iraqi children. Additional factors examined were traditional and Western influences, gender, ... Significant differences were found between male and female children's drawings in both urban and rural areas. Females depicted environmental themes more often than did the males while males drew political and war images more often than... This study offers significant findings within the sphere of Arabic culture and cross-cultural studies. The findings also represent a case study of a nation that has undergone tremendous political, cultural, social, and economic changes...
In service training needs assessment in Saudi Arabia: Present and future
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This study was concerned with two objectives: (a) To understand the current in-service training needs assessment in Saudi Arabia, and (b) to understand the applicability of different needs assessment techniques in the Saudi... Factors considered for the first objective were: Definition of training, perception of training needs assessment, perception of the current assessment process, responsibility for assessing training needs, perception of efforts at... A total of 41 interviews were conducted with Institute of Public Administration (IPA) policy makers, IPA trainers, and government training managers; and 640 questionnaires were distributed to government line managers and employees, of... The major findings revealed an absence of performance-based needs assessment; little sense of shared responsibility for a systematic needs assessment process; a generally limited and passive exercise of responsibility by training units, ... The study contributes to a very limited empirical literature on the operating realities of needs assessment, a critical part of public service training. In suggesting further directions for research, emphasis was placed on comparative...
Photograph, color, of School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony; April 29, 1989. Ten women in academic robes pose for a photograph and smile at the camera. The frame at the side of the photograph says, FSU - School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony...
Burnout and marital adjustment in urban and rural clergy families
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The purpose of this study was to examine the role differences between rural and urban pastors, pastors' wives, clerks, and clerks' wives on indicators of burnout and marital adjustment. In addition, the purpose of this research was to... Data were obtained by means of mailed surveys to pastors and elders and were followed up by mailed postcards and telephone reminders. Data analysis supported findings of some previous research that pastors and their wives have a lower... Additional demographic comparisons and hypothesis testing led to conclusions that rural pastoral couples have a lower quality of life than urban pastoral couples.
The effects of music and the Somatron (RTM) on the physiological and speech responses of head injured and comatose subjects
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Three studies were conducted to determine the effects of music and the Somatron, a vibro-tactile acoustic couch, on the physiological and speech responses of head injured and comatose subjects. Each study involved a single subject design... In Study 1 six subjects with head injuries participated in daily relaxation sessions with alternating treatment conditions of music listening, music with the Somatron, and no music. One comatose male served as a subject for Study 2. The subject participated in daily sensory sessions involving two music tapes and the alternate use of the Somatron over a period of 52 days. Two female subjects with expressive speech impairments served as subjects for Study 3. The subjects participated in daily speech therapy sessions involving music and speech rehearsal formats. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
Numerical modeling of geostrophic turbulence and eddy evolution using generalized geostrophic equations
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Numerical models using one- and two-layer generalized geostrophic equations are developed and applied to the study of geostrophic turbulence. The classical results of geostrophic turbulence are extended by freeing the experiments from... Turbulence experiments with the one-layer model reveal an attracting length scale, which depends on the energy level. When the frontal effects are present, anticyclones merge into a few, coherent, large, and long-lived eddies, while... Experiments with the two-layer model indicate that a distinction exists between geostrophic turbulence at high and low energy levels. At high energy levels, when frontal effects are present and when the traditional quasi-geostrophic...
Florida Supreme Court rulings in capital cases, 1973-1986
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This dissertation addresses the question of consistency in appellate decisions of the Florida Supreme Court in death penalty cases decided between 1973 and mid-1986. The theoretical perspective of the study is retributive. This... The review of the literature summarizes both statistical and qualitative research. The history of Florida's current death penalty law is given, and the Florida Supreme Court's role in reviewing capital cases is described in detail. The... The data are analyzed both statistically and qualitatively. Results of the statistical analysis are mixed, with some hypotheses supported and others not supported by the data. Several areas in which the court's performance does not seem...
Photograph, color, of School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony; April 29, 1989. A woman stands at a podium and wears academic robes. The bottom of the photograph's frame reads, FSU - Nursing Pinning Ceremony April 29, 1989.
Applications of CD-ROM technology for reference purposes: A survey of reference librarians in libraries of four-year colleges and universities
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Of 736 reference librarians at four-year colleges and universities in the United States surveyed about their use of CD-ROM databases for reference purposes, 633 (86%) responded. Almost half (308) are using CD-ROM technology and... Student enrollment is the most reliable predictor of CD-ROM use in a surveyed library, although the number of reference librarians, respondent age and size of the reference budget also detected significant differences. About 25% (38) of... The popularity of CD-ROM causes many libraries to regulate its use by such measures as requiring appointments and limiting use by length of time or frequency. Measures such as limiting patron use of printers and a policy of encouraging... Although 65% (200) of the libraries employ special security measures to protect the CD-ROM work-stations, fewer than 1% (2) believe they have serious security problems. Most (83%/520) respondents believe CD-ROM can be a cost-effective...
The texts of teaching: A study of the conceptualization and practice of college composition instruction using a literary theory model of educational research
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It was argued (with support from literature on observational classroom research and literary criticism) that understanding data collected during classroom observations--transcripts, fieldnotes, etc.--requires one to interpret the... To test the strength of this argument, the researcher studied a set of data, consisting of transcribed audiotaped interviews (conducted with two college composition teachers, both before and after instruction) and of transcribed... A critical work, J. Hillis Miller's The Linguistic Moment, was selected as the model for interpreting the data described above. This model guides readers' interpretations by alerting them to "linguistic moments" in literature, points at... So that linguistic moments in teaching could be studied, the teachers' preliminary references to teaching, learning, students, and writing were recorded and categorized. Those categories, termed "operational theories" of instruction, ... When perceived as textual, the data from each class portrayed many voices and contexts. The teachers occasionally responded to this multiplicity in a way which disregarded the voices (the assumptions, goals, needs) of students, in favor... Conclusions emphasize the role of multiple contexts in the planning, practicing, or studying of classroom instruction. They also reiterate the demonstrated textuality of teaching and the value of critical theory as an educational...
Photograph, black and white, of Malon R. Brown, Faculty & Staff, 1980s. A man sits at a desk with equipment on it, including keyobards, screens, and a microscope. He turns to look towards the camera.
Role conflict and role ambiguity in Florida local arts agencies
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This exploratory study investigated two dimensions of organizational stress, role conflict and role ambiguity, in local arts agencies. The purpose was to examine the nature of the executive director's position to determine if role... The conceptual framework is given for organizational stress, role theory, and managerial effectiveness. A contextual overview of the development of nonprofit organizations and local arts agencies is also provided. Two mail surveys were conducted. The 24 respondents to the Administrative Questionnaire comprised the first sample of state-recognized local arts agencies in Florida. Subsequently, four agencies were selected on the basis of geographic... Descriptive statistics were calculated to provide an overview of organizational and administrator characteristics. Stepwise Multiple Regression was employed to investigate the relationship between individual and organizational... Measurement on the role ambiguity and role conflict instruments revealed a low level of conflict and ambiguity. Two independent variables, Number of Volunteers Used and Number of Arts Groups Served by the Agency, proved to be... This study established the presence of role-related conflict and ambiguity in this sample and identified conditions which might contribute to it. The research suggests that the problem of role stress may increase over time for this...
Analysis of job satisfaction determinants in NATA-certified athletic trainers employed in different settings
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The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine demographic characteristics related to total, extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction in certified athletic trainers. A secondary purpose was to ascertain which job satisfaction... Subjects for the study were National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)-certified athletic trainers (n = 286) attending the 1989 NATA Annual Convention and Clinical Symposium. The subjects completed a personal data sheet and the short... An analysis of job satisfaction scores for the subgroupings of the aforementioned demographic factors indicated definite trends and tendencies in mean scores of the subgroupings in comparison to each other. A one-way analysis of variance... The study has implications for those supervising the certified athletic trainer employed in different settings, as well as the trainer's co-workers. Additionally, athletic trainer educators and clinicians can benefit from the results of...
The effect on performance and learner-sequencing decisions of Instructional Curriculum Maps in a hypertext environment
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Learner characteristics (like previous training and experience on learner control, knowledge of the subject matter, and maturity level) and instructional variables (like statements of encouragement, advice, feedback, advance organizers, ... Instructional Curriculum Maps (ICMs) (Wager, 1978) are among the potential tools for improving learner control of instruction. ICMs provide information about learning objectives, which are important to self-monitoring of study behavior, ... This study tests if: (1) Students who use a lesson map (LM) to guide study get better scores in a performance test than those students who use only a list of objectives (LI); or those who use a table of contents (TC); and (2) There is a... Two computer-based lessons on the topic of heat energy were programmed using a hypertext environment. The lessons were administered on two consecutive days to 81 ninth graders randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions. A... The degree to which the students followed the prerequisite or functional relationships was analyzed using chi-square. A 3 x 2 x 2 factor analysis of variance with repeated measures on the last two factors was used to evaluate the effect... Results show that students follow diagrammed sequences. Data do not support significant differences of performance for the three groups, neither for high and low intellectual skills, neither for posttest and retention test. Use of LM and...
Architectural features of contemporary academic libraries: Four case studies
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This multiple-case study examined four academic library buildings of 120, 000 to 152, 000 square feet in size which were constructed in the southeastern United States from 1980 through 1987. The purpose of the investigation was to... Three techniques were employed to collect the requisite data: Semi-structured, recorded interviews with the library directors, selected professional library staff persons, and appropriate university administrators, examination of... The fourteen research questions which guided the collection and analysis of data covered four areas: (1) Planning for the library buildings, (2) constraints affecting building planning, design, and construction, (3) observation and... The study found that, in most instances, the library directors had been active participants in planning processes which were basically similar and in which external consultants played an insignificant role. Campus political decisions, ... Although none of the buildings incorporated all of the selected architectural features, the majority of the features was present in each of the libraries. One library was less flexible than the others and another exhibited monumental...
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